Chapter Four
First Kiss
Satsuki walked slowly down the sidewalk towards school. The sun was out and there wasn't even a single cloud in the sky. Normally she would have been complimenting the nice weather and yelling at Hijime as he started to tell his midget story to her little bother. But today she was silent. Satsuki silently swore as the image Tensai had put into her mind came back again. Satsuki tried to shake the image from her mind but it was in vain. It just wouldn't go away. Satsuki turned her attention to her friends and their conversations. Leo was chatting to Momoko about some paranormal television program he had seen last night…boring. Hijime had just gotten to the part in his story when his mom walked in on him and the midget and Satsuki used her outrage to knock the image out of her mind and yell at him.
"Don't tell him that horrible story. Besides we all know your 100 virgin." Satsuki said in a stuck up tone. Hijime just stared at her with his mouth hanging open.
"I am so not a virgin!" he yelled at her his voice cracking a little at the end.
"You so are. I bet you haven't even had your first kiss yet. You're pathetic!" After she had finished there was nothing but silence. Leo and Momoko just stared (Leo in shock and Momoko with her calm catholic smile). Hijime looked at her as if she had slapped him. He turned away from her and hung his head. His body began to shake and Satsuki could have sworn she heard him sobbing. Guilt suddenly gripped her heart and she felt horrible.
"I…I'm sorry Hijime. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings," she placed a hand on his shoulder as a sign of apology. Suddenly Hijime spun around and kissed her on the lips. Satsuki stood frozen. He was kissing her. The feeling if his warm lips on hers sent shivers through her body. The image came flooding back into her mind. She could feel the silk sheets around them. The heat from his body against her skin. His warm strong arms wrapped around her and his luscious lips against hers in a passionate kiss. And as quickly as he had done it, he was done.
"Ha! Now I have had my first kiss!" he yelled pointing at her. Satsuki said nothing. She just stared at him and missed the warm feeling that was now fading away. She wanted Hijime to kiss her again.
"What! No I don't…do I? No definitely not! But it felt so good. It was nothing! It was something that was unexplainable." Satsuki couldn't keep her thoughts straight. They kept contradicting each other. Hijime's smile seemed to fade as he saw the strange mixture of emotions in Satsuki's eyes. He saw hurt, longing, and what looking like utter confusion.
"Hey are you alright?" Hijime asked waving a hand in front of her eyes. Satsuki just blinked twice before running past him and the rest of her friends.
"Hey Satsuki!" Hijime yelled but it didn't seem like she had heard him. She just kept on running.